A legacy of war in Lebanon's unknown mass graves
Country is not ready for an open discussion about civil-war-era graves believed to lie throughout Beirut, critics say.
Wadad Halwani, whose husband was abducted and disappeared in 1982, gives flowers to families of other missing people during a demonstration in Beirut
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by Changiz M Varzi
Beirut - Visitors to the pricey district of central Beirut should be careful where they tread: dead bodies from the Lebanese civil war could be buried at every corner.
Everything from the city's pedestrian pathways, to its car parks, to its flashy malls and luxurious skyscrapers may stand on the graves of civilians killed during Lebanon's 1975-1990 war - and more buried remains could lie scattered throughout Lebanon, experts say.
"Everyone knows that in Lebanon, but no one wants to talk about it," said Assaad Chaftari, who served as a deputy commander of Christian fighters during the war.
Chaftari, who published an apology letter to his nation for his role in the conflict, has worked since 2000 on peace-building projects, with the aim of healing the wounds of war.
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